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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1987-08-06

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1987-08-06, page 01

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VOL.65 NO.32
AUGUST6.1987-AV11
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Amendment To
Law Of Return
Not Introduced
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Anticipating defeat, the ultra-Or-;
thodox Shas Party decided
July 29 not to introduce a
proposed amendment to the
Rabbinical Courts Adjudication Law which would give
the rabbinical courts the sole
authority to validate conver-
sions, marriages and divorces performed abroad.
Earlier last' week, Shas
indicated that it would not introduce the proposal if its
political allies in Knesset, including Likud, could not
guarantee sufficient votes to
pass the measure.
A Shas spokesman blamed
the National Religious Party
for not supporting the bill.
"It was the National Religious Party which let us
down," the spokesman told
reporters! "Without the National Religious Party we
could never have gotten a
majority."
MK Avner Sciaki of the
NRP warned Shas that he
would not vote for the bill because under Jewish law it is
forbidden to remind a convert of his/her conversion.
Tlie bill was seen as an
attempt by Shas to introduce
through a back door changes
in the legal definition of
"Who is a Jew?" The ultra-
Orthodox would like to push
legislation through the Knesset which would invalidate
the conversions performed
by Conservative and Reform
rabbis abroad.
Survey Of Austrian Press Shows
Numerous Anti-Semitic Statements
NEW YORK (JTA) — Numerous anti-Semitic statements
have surfaced in the Austrian press along with strong criticism of the United States in the wake of the American action
barring Kurt Waldheim. This was revealed in a survey of
Austrian print media commissioned by the Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith. Titled "Waldheim and the Watch List
Decision: Anti-American and Anti-Semitic Reporting in Austrian Print Media," the report said that "the intensity and
emotionalism of the anti-Semitic prejudice by far exceeds
the anti-American comments." It added that anti-Semitism
is "deeply rooted" in the Austrian press.
Austrian War Criminal List
Discovered By Researchers
Brazil Protests To Iran
For Distributing Portuguese 'Protocols'
RIO DE JANERIO (JTA) -{Brazil has protested to Iran
for publishing and distributing a Portuguese translation of
the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." The Iranian charge
d'affaires in Brasilia, Mouhmud Entiaz, was called to the
Brazilian Foreign Ministry, where he was harshly admonished. He was told that the "Protocols" are a racist and
anti-Semitic falsification forbidden by law in Brazil and that
distribution of the book must be stopped. The Iranian diplomat said that the "Protocols" were genuine because they
were "adopted by the First Zionist Congress in Basel" but
promised, however, to stop their distribution. The "Protocols" have been on sale in Brazil since February of this year
after several years' absence in the country:Several publications in Sao Paulo asked interested persons to send 94 Cruza-
dos (about $2) per copy to the unidentified P.O. Box 3331 in
Sab Paulo. x
NEW YORK (JTA) - A
list containing the names of
244 wanted Austrians accused of brutal Nazi war
crimes has been located by
Holocaust researchers
among U.S. Army records
stored at the U.S. National
Archives.
The wanted list was compiled by the U.S. Army in
1948 from information sup-
plied by the Allied War Powers and by the United Nations War Crimes Commission. It was released here by
Menachem Rosensaft,
founding chairman of the International Network of Children of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors.
The majority of those
listedare charged with committing atrocities while serving with the forces of Nazi
Germany during World War
II. The specific charges include "murder," "torture"
and "brutality."
Last year it was discovered that a similar U.S.
Army wanted list contained
the name of Kurt Waldheim
and called for his apprehension on charges of "mur-
Over 4,000 Children, Chaperones To Attend
B'nai B'rith Children's Home Day At State Fair
Over 4000 children and
chaperones will be attending
Children's Home Day at the
Ohio State Fair on Aug. 12,
Community CollegePlans
Day of Jewish Spirituality
The Community College
for Adult Jewish Studies announces an educational experience for adults.
Yom Iyun—A Day of Jewish Spirituality — will be an
all-day Sunday retreat for
adults to prepare spiritually
for the High Holy Days.
Planned and led by Rabbis
Alan Ciner and Gary Huber,
this retreat, set for Aug. 30,
will include a discussion of
beliefs, texts'and sources to
set participants in a mood .i
for prayer and contemplation in anticipation of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
The program will be held
at the Y Lodge at Hoover
Park, just outside of Columbus. Participants will travel
together by bus to the lodge
and have lunch and dinner
there.
The day will begin with a
pickup of northside residents
at Congregation Beth Tikvah, 6121 Olentangy River
Rd., at 9:30 a.m., and east-
side residents at the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center at
10 a.m. The program will
conclude* after dinner and
the bus will return to both locations by approximately 7
The fee for the retreat is
$20 per person, which includes all materials, meals,
and transportation, to register or for more information, call Carol Folkerth at
231^2731 at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center. r
The Community College
for Adult Jewish Studies is a
community effort in adult
Jewish education, sponsored
by all local Jewish educational institutions. Beginning
with the opening lecture on
Oct. 11, the Community Collegewiltpffer a full range of
Hebrew .'language' classes,;
courses qn Jewish history
and culture and textual
study. A brochure detailing
class offerings will be available in September,
marking an increase of
about 1500 guests from last
year. This dramatic increase in reservations is a
result of including foster
children and their guardians
in the program.
Robert Gold, co-chairman
of the event, said, "This year
our emphasis has been to expand Children's Home Day
in order to reach more children from around the state
who would not have the
opportunity to attend the fair
without our, help."
Gold noted that this is the
first year the program will
be held midweek, instead of
on a Monday, also in an effort to draw, more people.
B'nai B'rith Zion Lodge
has sponsored the event for
22 consecutive years, providing children from broken
homes, orphans and wards
of the state with a day of fun
and frolic at the fair.
Martin Rosenthal, co-
chairman, said, "Every
child loves to come to the
Fair to play games, sample
the rides and buy souvenirs
... these kids are no differ-'
ent. We are delighted to continue this program for the
children's enjoyment."
Rosenthal said a small
amount of money will be
given to each child so that he
or she may purchase a gift
that will bea reminder of the
special day at the Fair.
In addition, Wendy's International Inc. will provide
lunches to children participating in Children's Home"
Day.
Ohio Governor Richard F.
Celeste will read a proclamation declaring Aug. 12
Children's Home Day
throughput the state.
GoldlKand Rosenthal
stressed that the continuous
growtlv of Children's Home
Day requires increased support for the program. Those
interested in sponsoring children should send $6 per
child, with checks payable to
"B'nai B'rith Children's
Home Day," to: Zion Lodge
#62 B'nai B'rith, U25 College
Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43209.
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AttheCenter ,,,„,,.,.
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At The Federation,.,..
M
Editorial Features
.» 1
Fifty Yoars Ago ,,
.. a
Here And There ,,,,..„
.. a
Social News.,,,..»....,
., «
..n
der." That discovery led to
the finding that in 1948 the
UN War Crimes Commission
sought to place Waldheim on
trial for "putting hostages to
death."
Among those on the Army
wanted list found at the National Archives are Gestapo
agents, concentration camp
guards, SS commanders and
Nazi Party officials. Personnel from the concentration camps at Auschwitz,
Dachau, Mauthausen and
Treblinka are included on
the list.
In all, crimes committed
in nearly a dozen European
countries are described in
the Army document. It
shows that the listed individuals were sought for prosecution by Belgium, Britain,
Canada, Czechoslovakia,
France, Greece, Holland,
Poland and Yugoslavia.
Seven individuals were
sought as "witnesses."
Rosensaft noted that the
most important item of information contained in the
army document is the entry
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
Norman Traeger Will Head
Federation Annual Campaign
"The 1988 Campaign plans
are underway and our community will soon be in the
midst of a vigorous and successful campaign," said
Norman Traeger, the 1988
General Campaign chairman of the Columbus Jewish
Federation. Traeger will
head the Federation's Annual Campaign for a second
consecutive year.
In her announcement of
Traeger's appointment,
Federation President
Miriam Yenkin noted that
Traeger is "a leader with the
drive and commitment
necessary to build a lasting
base of leadership in our
community's fundraising effort. By accepting the chairmanship for a second year
he has set an example for
campaign leadership and
has placed the development
of future leadership high on
his agenda."
In addition to chairing the
1987 campaign, which broke
the $6,000,000 mark, Traeger
was one of the individuals
who mobilized the six-week
campaign to raise $500,000,
from November to January
1984, for "Operation Moses,"
the effort to rescue and resettle in Israel the Ethiopian
Jews.
"We have had the opportunity to aid Jews from
Ethiopia, South America,
Arab lands and other lands
Britain Will Not
Try Or Extradite
Alleged Nazi
LONDON (JTA) -Alleged
Nazi war criminal Antanas
Gecas will neither be tried in
Britain or extradited to Israel, the Home Office said
last week. It was commenting on a Jerusalem report
that Israel would prosecute
Gecas if Britain failed to do
so.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
of distress. We help feed
those Jews in the communities still remaining in
Eastern Europe. We build
and provide for some of the
Norman Traeger
finest Jewish institutions in
our own community. Our efforts will insure the continued viability of social services and educational programs for our children, our
parents and ourselves. Our
beneficiaries continue to
grow and flourish as a result
of the community's hard
work, commitment and dedication to each Annual Campaign," explained Traeger.
Traeger served as a vice-
chairman of the 1986 Campaign and was Major Gifts
chairman in 1985. He is a
member of the Board of
Trustees and Executive
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation.
As an active community
member, Traeger is presently a board member of
the Entrepreneurial Institute, active in the Young
Presidents Organization and
serves on the boards of businesses such as Cheryl's
Cookies, Inc., and Columbus
Parcel Services.
Traeger is chairman of the
board of the Discovery
Group. He is married to Dr.
Carol Traeger, a psychologist, and they are the
parents of Jamie, Jennifer
and Joshua.
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.1^ v^> :-43-?.1.1 ■■■:,
i:.xch
VOL.65 NO.32
AUGUST6.1987-AV11
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Amendment To
Law Of Return
Not Introduced
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Anticipating defeat, the ultra-Or-;
thodox Shas Party decided
July 29 not to introduce a
proposed amendment to the
Rabbinical Courts Adjudication Law which would give
the rabbinical courts the sole
authority to validate conver-
sions, marriages and divorces performed abroad.
Earlier last' week, Shas
indicated that it would not introduce the proposal if its
political allies in Knesset, including Likud, could not
guarantee sufficient votes to
pass the measure.
A Shas spokesman blamed
the National Religious Party
for not supporting the bill.
"It was the National Religious Party which let us
down," the spokesman told
reporters! "Without the National Religious Party we
could never have gotten a
majority."
MK Avner Sciaki of the
NRP warned Shas that he
would not vote for the bill because under Jewish law it is
forbidden to remind a convert of his/her conversion.
Tlie bill was seen as an
attempt by Shas to introduce
through a back door changes
in the legal definition of
"Who is a Jew?" The ultra-
Orthodox would like to push
legislation through the Knesset which would invalidate
the conversions performed
by Conservative and Reform
rabbis abroad.
Survey Of Austrian Press Shows
Numerous Anti-Semitic Statements
NEW YORK (JTA) — Numerous anti-Semitic statements
have surfaced in the Austrian press along with strong criticism of the United States in the wake of the American action
barring Kurt Waldheim. This was revealed in a survey of
Austrian print media commissioned by the Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith. Titled "Waldheim and the Watch List
Decision: Anti-American and Anti-Semitic Reporting in Austrian Print Media," the report said that "the intensity and
emotionalism of the anti-Semitic prejudice by far exceeds
the anti-American comments." It added that anti-Semitism
is "deeply rooted" in the Austrian press.
Austrian War Criminal List
Discovered By Researchers
Brazil Protests To Iran
For Distributing Portuguese 'Protocols'
RIO DE JANERIO (JTA) -{Brazil has protested to Iran
for publishing and distributing a Portuguese translation of
the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." The Iranian charge
d'affaires in Brasilia, Mouhmud Entiaz, was called to the
Brazilian Foreign Ministry, where he was harshly admonished. He was told that the "Protocols" are a racist and
anti-Semitic falsification forbidden by law in Brazil and that
distribution of the book must be stopped. The Iranian diplomat said that the "Protocols" were genuine because they
were "adopted by the First Zionist Congress in Basel" but
promised, however, to stop their distribution. The "Protocols" have been on sale in Brazil since February of this year
after several years' absence in the country:Several publications in Sao Paulo asked interested persons to send 94 Cruza-
dos (about $2) per copy to the unidentified P.O. Box 3331 in
Sab Paulo. x
NEW YORK (JTA) - A
list containing the names of
244 wanted Austrians accused of brutal Nazi war
crimes has been located by
Holocaust researchers
among U.S. Army records
stored at the U.S. National
Archives.
The wanted list was compiled by the U.S. Army in
1948 from information sup-
plied by the Allied War Powers and by the United Nations War Crimes Commission. It was released here by
Menachem Rosensaft,
founding chairman of the International Network of Children of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors.
The majority of those
listedare charged with committing atrocities while serving with the forces of Nazi
Germany during World War
II. The specific charges include "murder," "torture"
and "brutality."
Last year it was discovered that a similar U.S.
Army wanted list contained
the name of Kurt Waldheim
and called for his apprehension on charges of "mur-
Over 4,000 Children, Chaperones To Attend
B'nai B'rith Children's Home Day At State Fair
Over 4000 children and
chaperones will be attending
Children's Home Day at the
Ohio State Fair on Aug. 12,
Community CollegePlans
Day of Jewish Spirituality
The Community College
for Adult Jewish Studies announces an educational experience for adults.
Yom Iyun—A Day of Jewish Spirituality — will be an
all-day Sunday retreat for
adults to prepare spiritually
for the High Holy Days.
Planned and led by Rabbis
Alan Ciner and Gary Huber,
this retreat, set for Aug. 30,
will include a discussion of
beliefs, texts'and sources to
set participants in a mood .i
for prayer and contemplation in anticipation of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
The program will be held
at the Y Lodge at Hoover
Park, just outside of Columbus. Participants will travel
together by bus to the lodge
and have lunch and dinner
there.
The day will begin with a
pickup of northside residents
at Congregation Beth Tikvah, 6121 Olentangy River
Rd., at 9:30 a.m., and east-
side residents at the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center at
10 a.m. The program will
conclude* after dinner and
the bus will return to both locations by approximately 7
The fee for the retreat is
$20 per person, which includes all materials, meals,
and transportation, to register or for more information, call Carol Folkerth at
231^2731 at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center. r
The Community College
for Adult Jewish Studies is a
community effort in adult
Jewish education, sponsored
by all local Jewish educational institutions. Beginning
with the opening lecture on
Oct. 11, the Community Collegewiltpffer a full range of
Hebrew .'language' classes,;
courses qn Jewish history
and culture and textual
study. A brochure detailing
class offerings will be available in September,
marking an increase of
about 1500 guests from last
year. This dramatic increase in reservations is a
result of including foster
children and their guardians
in the program.
Robert Gold, co-chairman
of the event, said, "This year
our emphasis has been to expand Children's Home Day
in order to reach more children from around the state
who would not have the
opportunity to attend the fair
without our, help."
Gold noted that this is the
first year the program will
be held midweek, instead of
on a Monday, also in an effort to draw, more people.
B'nai B'rith Zion Lodge
has sponsored the event for
22 consecutive years, providing children from broken
homes, orphans and wards
of the state with a day of fun
and frolic at the fair.
Martin Rosenthal, co-
chairman, said, "Every
child loves to come to the
Fair to play games, sample
the rides and buy souvenirs
... these kids are no differ-'
ent. We are delighted to continue this program for the
children's enjoyment."
Rosenthal said a small
amount of money will be
given to each child so that he
or she may purchase a gift
that will bea reminder of the
special day at the Fair.
In addition, Wendy's International Inc. will provide
lunches to children participating in Children's Home"
Day.
Ohio Governor Richard F.
Celeste will read a proclamation declaring Aug. 12
Children's Home Day
throughput the state.
GoldlKand Rosenthal
stressed that the continuous
growtlv of Children's Home
Day requires increased support for the program. Those
interested in sponsoring children should send $6 per
child, with checks payable to
"B'nai B'rith Children's
Home Day," to: Zion Lodge
#62 B'nai B'rith, U25 College
Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43209.
\n The Chronicle
AttheCenter ,,,„,,.,.
.. 14
At The Federation,.,..
M
Editorial Features
.» 1
Fifty Yoars Ago ,,
.. a
Here And There ,,,,..„
.. a
Social News.,,,..»....,
., «
..n
der." That discovery led to
the finding that in 1948 the
UN War Crimes Commission
sought to place Waldheim on
trial for "putting hostages to
death."
Among those on the Army
wanted list found at the National Archives are Gestapo
agents, concentration camp
guards, SS commanders and
Nazi Party officials. Personnel from the concentration camps at Auschwitz,
Dachau, Mauthausen and
Treblinka are included on
the list.
In all, crimes committed
in nearly a dozen European
countries are described in
the Army document. It
shows that the listed individuals were sought for prosecution by Belgium, Britain,
Canada, Czechoslovakia,
France, Greece, Holland,
Poland and Yugoslavia.
Seven individuals were
sought as "witnesses."
Rosensaft noted that the
most important item of information contained in the
army document is the entry
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
Norman Traeger Will Head
Federation Annual Campaign
"The 1988 Campaign plans
are underway and our community will soon be in the
midst of a vigorous and successful campaign," said
Norman Traeger, the 1988
General Campaign chairman of the Columbus Jewish
Federation. Traeger will
head the Federation's Annual Campaign for a second
consecutive year.
In her announcement of
Traeger's appointment,
Federation President
Miriam Yenkin noted that
Traeger is "a leader with the
drive and commitment
necessary to build a lasting
base of leadership in our
community's fundraising effort. By accepting the chairmanship for a second year
he has set an example for
campaign leadership and
has placed the development
of future leadership high on
his agenda."
In addition to chairing the
1987 campaign, which broke
the $6,000,000 mark, Traeger
was one of the individuals
who mobilized the six-week
campaign to raise $500,000,
from November to January
1984, for "Operation Moses,"
the effort to rescue and resettle in Israel the Ethiopian
Jews.
"We have had the opportunity to aid Jews from
Ethiopia, South America,
Arab lands and other lands
Britain Will Not
Try Or Extradite
Alleged Nazi
LONDON (JTA) -Alleged
Nazi war criminal Antanas
Gecas will neither be tried in
Britain or extradited to Israel, the Home Office said
last week. It was commenting on a Jerusalem report
that Israel would prosecute
Gecas if Britain failed to do
so.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
of distress. We help feed
those Jews in the communities still remaining in
Eastern Europe. We build
and provide for some of the
Norman Traeger
finest Jewish institutions in
our own community. Our efforts will insure the continued viability of social services and educational programs for our children, our
parents and ourselves. Our
beneficiaries continue to
grow and flourish as a result
of the community's hard
work, commitment and dedication to each Annual Campaign," explained Traeger.
Traeger served as a vice-
chairman of the 1986 Campaign and was Major Gifts
chairman in 1985. He is a
member of the Board of
Trustees and Executive
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation.
As an active community
member, Traeger is presently a board member of
the Entrepreneurial Institute, active in the Young
Presidents Organization and
serves on the boards of businesses such as Cheryl's
Cookies, Inc., and Columbus
Parcel Services.
Traeger is chairman of the
board of the Discovery
Group. He is married to Dr.
Carol Traeger, a psychologist, and they are the
parents of Jamie, Jennifer
and Joshua.
m
A— "V-***'"'